DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2023

YEAR 8 INTEGRATED SCIENCE MARKING SCHEME

Question Answer Mark

1. a. i. carbohydrates 1
energy 1
ii. protein 1
growth and repair 1
iii. vitamin or mineral 1
health 1
b. May cause tooth decay. 2
Excess sugar would be converted to fat.
Could lead to obesity.
(accept any two correct answers)
c. i. No 1
ii. Not all food substances are present in a balanced way. 1
Total: 10 marks

2. a. i. Pulse rate increases. 1

ii. The body needs more energy when doing exercise. 1
b. i. 900 – 400 = 500cm3 1
(decrease 1 mark if unit is not written) 1
ii. Her muscles need more energy to work. Oxygen is 1
needed to carry respiration and generate more energy.
(accept any correct answer)
c. i. Her temperature increases. 1
ii. As the muscles work, they generate more heat energy. 1
d. Ingredient: nicotine 1
Effect on health: makes the body addicted to smoking 1

Ingredient: tar
Effect on health: it blocks the alveoli
(accept any combination of correct answers)

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 e. i. Virus 1
ii. Vaccines trigger your immune response to recognize 1
and fight disease-causing organisms.
(accept any correct answer)
iii. The skin or the mucus in the nose or eye tear 1
(accept any correct answer)
Total: 12 marks

3. a. Decibel 1
b. Cars 2
Factories
(accept any two correct answers)
c. Sound proofing 2
Sound barrier
Planting of trees
(accept any two correct answers)
d. ear drum or cochlea or nerve endings 1
(accept any one of the above)
Total: 6 marks

4. a. Fireworks 1
Camp fire 1
b. 1

Do not give
any mark if
the line is
not a
straight line
or arrow is
not visible.

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 c. 1

Do not give any mark if the lines are not straight and
linked or if arrows are not visible.
Accept also if students opt to use the fireworks as the
source of light.
d. i. Yes 1
ii. Light travels faster than sound 1
Total: 6 marks

5. a. Insoluble 1
b. Sugar, salt, coffee etc. 2
(accept any two correct answers)
c. Sand, plastic, clay, etc. 2
(accept any two correct answers)
d. Solvent 1
Total: 6 marks

6. a. element 1
b. 1. It conducts electricity and heat. 1
5. It is shiny. 1
c. i. Iron + oxygen Iron oxide 2
(do not accept rust as a correct answer)
ii. Chemical 1
iii. transparent 1
Total: 7 marks

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 7. a. Chemical change 1
b. i. Melting of wax 1
ii. Burning of wax 1
Total: 3 marks

8. a. From the solution 1

b. Evaporation 1
c. 84.36 – 71.26 = 13.10g 1
(give one mark if the answer is incorrect but the 1
students showed the correct working.)
(give full mark if only the answer is shown)
Total: 4 marks

9. a. So that they do not contaminate the crime scene. 1

(accept any correct answer)
b. i. using science to help solve a crime 1
identifying and comparing evidence from a crime 1
scene
ii. Footprints next to the window which have an inward 1
direction.
c. C 1
d. i. Chromatography 1
ii. Put a dot from the pens you would like to test on 1
some filter paper. Drop some water on the dots and
allow time for the colour to spread out.
Drop some water on the message and allow the 1
colour to spread.
Compare the pattern of the colour spread to identify 1
which pen matches the message.
e. Microscope 1
Total: 10 marks

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b. Renewable energy Non-renewable energy 6

Can be used over and Gone forever when used.
over again.
More environmentally Create a lot of pollution.
friendly.
Replaced over a short Also called fossil fuels.
time.
Total: 9 marks

11. a. valley 1
b. i. A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for 1
flora, fauna, or features of geological or other special
interest.
(accept any correct answer)
ii. They are important for the conservation of particular 1
species and conservation of ecosystems to protect
them from human impact.
(accept any correct answer)
c. i. Non-Governmental Organisation 1
ii. Protection of particular areas 1
Generate awareness – education
Collect data
Rehabilitation of natural areas
Reporting abuse
Manage and monitor nature reserves
(accept any correct answer)

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 iii. Birdlife, Nature Trust 1
(accept any correct answer)
d. i. Indigenous: A living thing which is naturally occurring 1
in a particular area, native. 1
Endemic: A living thing which occurs only in a
restricted area and nowhere else.
(accept any correct answer)
ii. The hornet population has increased over these past 1
years because of an increase in buildings where they
can nest.
iii. Pollution and release of greenhouse gases is leading to 1
global warming.
(accept any correct answer)
Total: 10 marks

12. a. candle 1
b. This shows that the gas is acidic. 1
c. The lime water turns milky white. 1
d. i. Use bicycles instead of cars. 1
ii. Switch off the lights when leaving a room. 1
iii. Use natural lights from windows instead of switching 1
on the lights.
(for i., ii. and iii. accept any other correct answer)
Total: 6 marks

13. a. It is a natural satellite orbiting Earth. 1

b. The following statements only should be ticked: 2
ii. iv.
c. i. The Moon has less gravity than Earth. 1
ii. Mass is the measure of the particles an object has. 1
Weight is the particles and the force of gravity acting 1
on it.

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 d. 5

Total: 11 marks

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DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,
LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY
Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Middle Schools 2023

YEAR 8 INTEGRATED SCIENCE MARKING SCHEME

(Fieldwork Question)

Question Answer Mark

1. a. In the shade, plants cannot carry out photosynthesis. 1

(accept any correct answer)
b. Butterflies do not stay in one place but move. 1
c. i. There are less flowers the further away you move from 1
the water course.
ii. Plants need water to grow. 1
d. i. Alien Species are animals and plants that are 1
introduced accidentally or deliberately into a natural
environment where they are not normally found, with
serious negative consequences for their new
environment.
(accept any correct answer)
ii. Humans bought the crayfish as a pet and later 1
released it in the Chadwick lakes.
iii. It is hunting down the painted frog population. 1
iv. It would kill off the painted frog and other native 1
creatures living in Chadwick lakes.
e. Do not leave any trash behind. 2
Do not disturbing rubble walls.
Do not take and living things like tadpoles.
(accept any two correct answers)
Total: 10 marks

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